According to the contract operating will start on December 11 next year. The concession, which includes a four-year optional extension, also requires MTR to manage the networkâs 53 stations and oversee the maintenance of rolling stock.

MTR Nordic, the Swedish subsidiary of MTR Corporation, expectedÂ that the contract is worth SEK 30 billion (âŹ3.2 billion) over the course of the full 14 years.

In September, MTRâs concession to operate the Stockholm Metro was extended by six years until 2023.

Earlier this year, MTR also startedÂ a new open access intercity services, MTR Express, between Stockholm and Gothenburg.